Curbside Consultation in IBS: 49 Clinical Questions (Paperback)

Dedication 
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
Contributing Authors
Foreword by George F. Longstreth, MD
Introduction

Section I: Epidemiology and Natural History
Question 1: How Common Is IBS? G. Richard Locke III, MD and Rok Seon Choung, MD, PhD
Question 2: What Factors Are Associated With IBS and Functional Abdominal Pain in Children? Rona L. Levy, MSW, PhD, MPH, AGAF, FACG
Question 3: What Is the Natural History of IBS? Larissa Fujii, MD; Lucinda A. Harris, MD; and Michael D. Crowell, PhD, FACG, AGAF

Section II: Diagnosis and Patient Impact
Question 4: How Can I Diagnose IBS? Nicholas J. Talley, MD, PhD, FACP, FRACP, FRCP and Steven J. Bollipo, MBBS, FRACP
Question 5: How Do I Distinguish IBS Constipation From Other Types of Constipation? Kalyani Meduri, MD and Satish S. C. Rao, MD, PhD, FACG, AGAF, FRCP
Question 6: What Tests Are Required to Make the Diagnosis of IBS? Madhusudan Grover, MD and Amy E. Foxx-Orenstein, DO, FACG, FACP
Question 7: What Is the Value of Performing a Colonoscopy in Patients With IBS? Brooks D. Cash, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF
Question 8: Can a Blood Test Diagnose IBS? Vincenzo Stanghellini, MD and Giovanni Barbara, MD
Question 9: What Prompts Patients With IBS to Seek Out Medical Care? Gisela Ringström, RN, PhD and Magnus Simrén, MD, PhD
Question 10: What Distinguishes a Patient With Mild IBS From a Patient With Severe IBS? Filippo Cremonini, MD, MSc, PhD
Question 11: Why Is IBS Important to Treat? Brennan M. R. Spiegel, MD, MSHS

Section III: The Pathophysiology of IBS
Question 12: What Is the Pathophysiology of IBS? Lisa Shim, MB BS, FRACP and John E. Kellow, MD, FRACP
Question 13: Are There Risk Factors for Developing IBS? Peter Paine, MD, PhD, MRCP and Lesley A. Houghton, PhD, FSB, FACG, AGAF
Question 14: Why Is Bloating Such a Problem in Patients With IBS? Juan R. Malagelada, MD
Question 15: What Is the Role of Stress in IBS? Yvette Taché, PhD and Agata Mulak, MD, PhD
Question 16: Does Anxiety or Depression Cause IBS? David A. Klibansky, MD and Kevin W. Olden, MD
Question 17: IBS and the Menstrual Cycle: What Is the Relationship? Lin Chang, MD and Margaret M. Heitkemper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Question 18: How Does an Infection Cause IBS? Kok-Ann Gwee, FRCP, PhD
Question 19: Is There a Relationship Between Surgery and IBS? Ami D. Sperber, MD, MSPH
Question 20: Is There an Association Between IBS and IBD? L. Campbell Levy, MD and Corey A. Siegel, MD
Question 21: What Is the Role of Bacterial Overgrowth in IBS Patients? Mark Pimentel, MD

Section IV: The Association of IBS With Other Medical Conditions
Question 22: How Common Is Celiac Disease in Patients With IBS? Joseph Y. Chang, MD, MPH and Yuri A. Saito-Loftus, MD, MPH
Question 23: Functional Dyspepsia and IBS: One Disease or Two? Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD
Question 24: What Is the Relationship Between GERD and IBS? Ronnie Fass, MD, FACP, FACG and Tiberiu Hershcovici, MD 
Question 25: What Other Common GI Disorders Occur in Patients With IBS? Max J. Schmulson, MD
Question 26: From Which Nongastrointestinal Disorders Are Patients With IBS Most Likely to Suffer? Susan Lucak, MD and Rupa Mukherjee, MD 
Question 27: Is Fecal Incontinence More Common in Patients With IBS? Kirsten T. Weiser, MD, MPH
Question 28: How Do I Evaluate and Treat Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in My Patients With IBS? Adil E. Bharucha, MD, MBBS

Section V: Treatment for IBS
Question 29: What Key Educational Points Do I Need to Convey to My Patients With IBS? Albena Halpert, MD
Question 30: What Dietary Recommendations Should I Make to My Patients With IBS? Christine L. Frissora, MD, FACG, FACP
Question 31: What Is the Relationship Between Fructose Intolerance and IBS? Fernando Fernández-Bañares MD, PhD
Question 32: What Is the Role of Fiber in Patients With IBS? Anil Minocha, MD, FACP, FACG and Ankur Sheth, MD, MPH, FACP, CNSC
Question 33: What Is the Placebo Response and Why Is it so High in Patients With IBS? W. Grant Thompson, MD, FRCPC
Question 34: Which Patient With IBS Is Likely to Benefit From Smooth Muscle Antispasmodics? Alexander Ford, MD
Question 35: What Is the Role of Tricyclic Antidepressants in the Treatment of IBS? Paul Moayyedi, BSc, MB, ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP, FRCPC, AGAF, FACG 
Question 36: What Is the Role of SSRIs in the Treatment of IBS? Jan Tack, MD, PhD
Question 37: What Is the Role of Rifaximin in the Treatment of IBS? Philip Schoenfeld, MD, MSEd, MSc (Epi)
Question 38: What Is Lubiprostone and When Should I Use it in My Patients With IBS? Lucinda A. Harris, MD and Tisha N. Lunsford, MD
Question 39: What Is the Role of Antidiarrheal Agents in Patients With IBS? Lawrence R. Schiller, MD, FACP, FACG
Question 40: What Is Alosetron and How Can I Use It? Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD
Question 41: What Are Probiotics and Do They Work in IBS? Yehuda Ringel, MD
Question 42: Which Probiotics Are Best for Patients With IBS? Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACG, FRCPI
Question 43: Linaclotide—What Is it and Why Might it Help My Patients With IBS? Burr Loew, MD and Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD
Question 44: Will Acupuncture Help My Patients With IBS? Elizabeth A. Friedlander PhD, ANP-C, FNP and Anthony Lembo, MD 
Question 45: Will Hypnotherapy Help My Patients With IBS? Basma Issa, MD, MPhil and Peter Whorwell, BSc, MB, BS, MD, PhD, FRCP
Question 46: What Is Behavioral Therapy and Will it Help My Patients With IBS? Chris Radziwon, PhD and Jeff Lackner, PsyD 
Question 47: IBS and CAM: What Options Are Available? Richard Nahas, MD, CCFP
Question 48: What Is the Best Approach for Treating Abdominal Pain in Patients With IBS? Madhusudan Grover, MD and Douglas A. Drossman, MD

Section VI: What Does the Future Hold?
Question 49: What Medications Are on the Horizon for the Treatment of IBS? Michael Camilleri, MD

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